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gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management to real estate to retirement solutions, we've delved new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> corporate funding is also provided by boeing. norfolk southern. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you.
gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never...
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joining us for perspective is nicholas burns. nick, good evening. >> good evening, russ. >> a couple of scenarios. what is muammar qaddafi is able to hang on? what happens next? >> if he hangs on, then we're looking at a protracted civil war between these parties, the qaddafi forces and the rebel forces. we have essentially intervened in the middle of the civil war. we have taken the side of the rebels. we took away the offensive from qaddafi by taking about the no-fly zone and striking at his military position. if he stays and holds on that means the united states and the european country less have to stay involved to maintain the no-fly zone and we could be there for weeks, months, or perhaps longer. >> what if he is brought down? >> if ka david martin agree falls from power we will see the result of the gamble the administration has taken. if we have intervened this civil war on behalf of a group we don't know well. they don't have a coherent leadership, they don't have an established program. we don't really know what they st
joining us for perspective is nicholas burns. nick, good evening. >> good evening, russ. >> a couple of scenarios. what is muammar qaddafi is able to hang on? what happens next? >> if he hangs on, then we're looking at a protracted civil war between these parties, the qaddafi forces and the rebel forces. we have essentially intervened in the middle of the civil war. we have taken the side of the rebels. we took away the offensive from qaddafi by taking about the no-fly zone...
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all the libyans are with us. if we win, we'll go onto the capital. >> reporter: not much interest here in negotiations. despite today's reports of contacts between the council in benghazi and qaddafi's people. more families were leaving today heading east to relative safety. and the fighters were praying, resolute in their belief that god and history are on their side. opposition forces said they controlled the town's square. bill neely is one of the international journalists who a has tried to get in. he filed this report from tripoli. >> reporter: this is the image colonel ka qaddafi wants to show of the rebels on their knees and in his hands. it's being broadcast over and over on libyan state television. his message to the country is that the refuse revolution is being crushed, a message rammed home on the front lines. >> yesterday we killed those in ras lanouf. tomorrow we will kill you everywhere in libya. >> reporter: we've been prevented by qaddafi's forces from reaching the town of jawiyah pounded again f
all the libyans are with us. if we win, we'll go onto the capital. >> reporter: not much interest here in negotiations. despite today's reports of contacts between the council in benghazi and qaddafi's people. more families were leaving today heading east to relative safety. and the fighters were praying, resolute in their belief that god and history are on their side. opposition forces said they controlled the town's square. bill neely is one of the international journalists who a has...
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still bringing us some moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms. giving you a look at storm tracker 2, where we are watching that line again, the time lapse showing you over the last few hours how it just continues. and if we give you the very latest, moderate to heavy rain coming through. this is going to move through and bring us heavy to moderate rain. if we track this here for you, looks likes 12:37, kupertino, los gados about 12:43. this storm is bringing very active weather, even brought a tornado warning to areas right over san mateo county earlier this morning. that has been allowed to expire and the good news is that we are not likely to see anything like this for the rest of the day. but this is going to take a few hours before finally it moves on through. we will be tracking that for you and we will bring you the very latest on any tornado reports in the 5:00 news. meanwhile, a look at your weekend and beyond. just a very wet, yucky weather pattern. already anticipating the possibility of a high wind watch on sunday. meanwhile, we are' g
still bringing us some moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms. giving you a look at storm tracker 2, where we are watching that line again, the time lapse showing you over the last few hours how it just continues. and if we give you the very latest, moderate to heavy rain coming through. this is going to move through and bring us heavy to moderate rain. if we track this here for you, looks likes 12:37, kupertino, los gados about 12:43. this storm is bringing very active weather, even brought...
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i prefer to use pressure. we are not-- we are not in favor-- or we are not fighting-- we are one country. we & we have to keep our unity. now they established the council nash council, and this council now will-- has about 30 members. >> brown: and it's led by the former interior-- >> that's led by former justice, and he's a great man. >> brown: how much backing does it have? it include people like him, who have been tied to the government in the past. >> no, this man has never been tied to the government. i know him personally. this man is a man with principles. if he claimed he wants to reform but unfortunately, he-- he is the only minister in the history of libya since qaddafi took over to resign. this man he came hoping that changes will take place in libya. but when he finds out there is no way, he just quits. >> brown: so is there a unified opposition at this point with a clear agenda? >> you mean the minister? >> brown: the minister but everyone else around the country? >> i think everybody in libya, fo
i prefer to use pressure. we are not-- we are not in favor-- or we are not fighting-- we are one country. we & we have to keep our unity. now they established the council nash council, and this council now will-- has about 30 members. >> brown: and it's led by the former interior-- >> that's led by former justice, and he's a great man. >> brown: how much backing does it have? it include people like him, who have been tied to the government in the past. >> no, this...
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. >> schieffer: what if he should use it? >> again, you get into the kind of, you know, speculation of what might happen. it's something that certainly he could do a lot of damage with. it would require action to prevent that, should he move in that direction. but i honestly haven't seen him move in that direction. we think we have a very good handle on right now. >> schieffer: admiral, what's the endgame here? how long does this go on? how long can we keep this up? where does this go? >> well, i think from a military perspective, the mission is very clear. and it's limited in scope. i can't say exactly how long it's going to... that the military part of this will be in effect. and i think it's for others to determine where this goes long term. i mean, there have been lots of options which have been discussed. but i think it's very uncertain on how this ends. what we're focused on now, though, is a guy who has killed his own civilians ruthlessly in the past, being in a position where that stops. we're focused on supporting th
. >> schieffer: what if he should use it? >> again, you get into the kind of, you know, speculation of what might happen. it's something that certainly he could do a lot of damage with. it would require action to prevent that, should he move in that direction. but i honestly haven't seen him move in that direction. we think we have a very good handle on right now. >> schieffer: admiral, what's the endgame here? how long does this go on? how long can we keep this up? where does...
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they're waiting for us to cut them off. the dominant question when a go to pakistan afghanistan is we have been in past. we have to be very, very cautious about making sure we have this right to make these investments in the way, which sustained the relationships. >> thank you very much. secretary gates, i commend the priority you find done these inefficiencies and saving the department of defense and even very eloquent today about talking for the need of funding and how we'll need to work together. i do know of course that china and russia have recently demonstrated their development of a fifth-generation tactical aircraft. this underscores the need for an affordable fifth-generation aircraft or her services and allies. so i returned to the joint strike fighter that you mention your opening statement. the dod says the impact of moving 124 f. 35 aircraft from the defense program will have little impact to unit cost over the life of the program. while this may be true for the life of the program, i'm concerned about the impa
they're waiting for us to cut them off. the dominant question when a go to pakistan afghanistan is we have been in past. we have to be very, very cautious about making sure we have this right to make these investments in the way, which sustained the relationships. >> thank you very much. secretary gates, i commend the priority you find done these inefficiencies and saving the department of defense and even very eloquent today about talking for the need of funding and how we'll need to...
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they are now asking us to help. they're expecting to see us deliver on our verbal mittment to that kind of government the organization of the islamic conference-- which is every islamic country in the world-- is asking for a no-fly zone. and we have a chance to actually put ourselves where our words have been for decades on the right side in the middle east. >> brown: richard haass, you wrote an on said with the headline "the u.s. should keep out of libya" in the "wall street journal". what's your chief arguement. >> let me paraphrase what you just heard. it's not strategic. our interest is in in way warranted. libya is the least important country in the middle east. we should be focusing on egypt, saudi arabia, iran, iraq. limited interventions would not turn this thing around. no-fly zones and the like would not be decisive. interventions that might be deice i have would be far, far, for more costly than our interests warrant. one last thing, who would we be helping? we know we hate qaddafi, our people do. but are
they are now asking us to help. they're expecting to see us deliver on our verbal mittment to that kind of government the organization of the islamic conference-- which is every islamic country in the world-- is asking for a no-fly zone. and we have a chance to actually put ourselves where our words have been for decades on the right side in the middle east. >> brown: richard haass, you wrote an on said with the headline "the u.s. should keep out of libya" in the "wall...
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the surge of water rushes in, sweeping away cars and debris along what used to be a major road. people watched from rooftops as the water rises. you can see that man there. and all the buildings behind him. but soon enough, not even the rooftops are safe, and in the span of two minutes, everything is washed away. it will be some time before we know the full cost of the disaster and lives and property. more than 8,000 people are still missing, and more than 416,000 have either lost their homes or been forced to evacuate them. ben tracy reports on the search for victims and the growing humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: for more than ten hours each day, they search the never-ending piles of wreckage near ofunato, japan. these are firefighters, 150 of them from los angeles and fairfax, virginia. they are looking for survivors, but in two days they have found just six people, all of them dead. the u.s. response to japan's disaster is growing. 17,000 military personnel, 14 ships, 113 helicopters, and the aircraft carrier "ronald reagan" are now in or on their way to the country. the a
the surge of water rushes in, sweeping away cars and debris along what used to be a major road. people watched from rooftops as the water rises. you can see that man there. and all the buildings behind him. but soon enough, not even the rooftops are safe, and in the span of two minutes, everything is washed away. it will be some time before we know the full cost of the disaster and lives and property. more than 8,000 people are still missing, and more than 416,000 have either lost their homes...
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always good to have you with us. i'll be back with some final thoughts in just a moment. [ manager ] you know... i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it. ok? [ male announcer ] notre dame knows it's better for xerox to control its printing costs. so they can focus on winning on and off the field. [ manager ] are you sure i can't talk -- ok, no, i get it. [ male announcer ] with xerox, you're ready for real business. [ male announcer ] with xerox, and go everywhere. to help revitalize a neighborhood in massachusetts, restore a historic landmark in harlem, fund a local business in chicago, expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge ad
always good to have you with us. i'll be back with some final thoughts in just a moment. [ manager ] you know... i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it. ok? [ male announcer ] notre dame knows it's better for xerox to control its printing costs. so they can focus on winning on...
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, add us to your news diet and get us when you want, where you want. of course the broadcast is still what all of us are working toward in the evening but there's so much content up to that point. we're trying to help people understand that we have a lot of very sharp minds here that are working throughout the day and you can actually come in and sample a little bit of white might be on the show, maybe something that doesn't make the show. the online newshour is trying to compete with the incredibly vast array of existing content providers and websites with a much smaller budget, food foot print, but what we have is solid, reliable content that people have come to trust day in and day out. and this is a broadcast that actually allows you to have a substantive conversation about a topic. maybe it's 7 minutes, maybe 12, maybe 4 or 5. that's unheard of. so, i mean, i think that we're playing to a much smarter audience, a much more thoughtful audience, more attentive and i think that is partly because they have a stake in it. partly because they have chose
, add us to your news diet and get us when you want, where you want. of course the broadcast is still what all of us are working toward in the evening but there's so much content up to that point. we're trying to help people understand that we have a lot of very sharp minds here that are working throughout the day and you can actually come in and sample a little bit of white might be on the show, maybe something that doesn't make the show. the online newshour is trying to compete with the...
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he used nuclear. once again many people would dispute whether nuclear power is something that produce wastes that remains dangerous for thousands of years really constitutes clean energy. so i think that that is a very good question and we haven't even... you can see sort of from that speech we haven't even defined what we meanby clean energy. the term is just bandied around and it means many different things to many different people. i think generally people would agree that wind and solar which have pretty low up front costs at the ends of the day... i don't mean in terms of financially but in terms of environmental costs and at the end of the day produce virtually no waste, those probably qualify as clean energy by anyone's definition. >> ifill: is the american public on board? >> well, that is the question of the hour, and i really sort of feel almost sorry for those kids at georgetown today when the president said we need you to have a vision. and i think point would be we really need the adminis
he used nuclear. once again many people would dispute whether nuclear power is something that produce wastes that remains dangerous for thousands of years really constitutes clean energy. so i think that that is a very good question and we haven't even... you can see sort of from that speech we haven't even defined what we meanby clean energy. the term is just bandied around and it means many different things to many different people. i think generally people would agree that wind and solar...
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"i trained for a couple of days and it's not hard to use it" he told us. the lightly-trained rebels have run into trouble in the last few days. down the road, government forces have retaken the town. state t.v. showed these pictures and this chilling statement by a qaddafi supporter: >> reporter: underlying the message, images of captured rebels face down on the ground. the clearest sign yet that this conflict has reached a dangerous new stage. mandy clark, cbs news, ras lanuf libya. >> couric: the trouble in libya has caused the price of gas here to soar. it's now up to an average of $3.52 a gallon. still, that's more than 50 cents less than the all-time high in 2008. back then, a lot of americans turned to mass transit to save money. but as ben tracy reports, commuters are finding a very different ride this time around. >> reporter: this is your 8:25 train? >> yup. >> reporter: okay, we'll hop on with you. >> okay. >> reporter: this morning in pasadena, california, we road the rails with jackie gilberto to downtown los angeles. she ditched her car. when
"i trained for a couple of days and it's not hard to use it" he told us. the lightly-trained rebels have run into trouble in the last few days. down the road, government forces have retaken the town. state t.v. showed these pictures and this chilling statement by a qaddafi supporter: >> reporter: underlying the message, images of captured rebels face down on the ground. the clearest sign yet that this conflict has reached a dangerous new stage. mandy clark, cbs news, ras lanuf...
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mark, thank you for sending us this gorgeous picture. and i have to admit, it does look like a postcard, doesn't it elizabeth? >> looks like courier and ives, gorgeous. >> it is. >> we'll enjoy this beautiful weather. thank you, roberta. >>> well, some women say they are losing weight in a very unusual way, by relaxing -- relaxing? -- in a space aged looking pod. dr. kim joins us with more. this sounds too good to be true. >> reporter: very well put. it's called the slim capsule and while some women who use it swear that their excess weight just melts away, some experts believe what's melting away is your time and effort. >>> shelley used to weigh 175 pounds. >> i did. i gained 70 pounds during my pregnancy. i was eating about 6500 calories a day. >> reporter: to drop weight, she jumped into the slim capsule. >> i was doing it, you know, three, four times a week during the test phase and the pounds just started melting off and i would burn about 300 calories per session. >> reporter: it's a 180-degree dry heat sauna. it uses full body l.
mark, thank you for sending us this gorgeous picture. and i have to admit, it does look like a postcard, doesn't it elizabeth? >> looks like courier and ives, gorgeous. >> it is. >> we'll enjoy this beautiful weather. thank you, roberta. >>> well, some women say they are losing weight in a very unusual way, by relaxing -- relaxing? -- in a space aged looking pod. dr. kim joins us with more. this sounds too good to be true. >> reporter: very well put. it's called...
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that's what saved us. and though suddenly homeless and still lacking in basics like electricity, this community is thriving, exercising together, caring for each other's children and tending to medical needs as they find a way to cope with disaster. "it's a shock but it's no one's fault. it's the tsunami's fault" sato says. "we have to get on with our lives." here there is no blame, only perseverance and fellowship in the face of so much loss. lucy craft, cbs news, koizumi, japan. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. we leave you with a reminder of the friendship between japan and the united states, the cherry trees presented to washington, d.c. by the mayor of tokyo 99 years ago this weekend. now in full bloom. a delicate symbol of hope and rerule in. good night.,,,,,,
that's what saved us. and though suddenly homeless and still lacking in basics like electricity, this community is thriving, exercising together, caring for each other's children and tending to medical needs as they find a way to cope with disaster. "it's a shock but it's no one's fault. it's the tsunami's fault" sato says. "we have to get on with our lives." here there is no blame, only perseverance and fellowship in the face of so much loss. lucy craft, cbs news, koizumi,...
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move us all to a better place. and caltrate moves us. caltrate knows 80% of us don't get the calcium we need. and when we don't, our bodies steal it from our bones. caltrate helps put it back. with 1200 mg of calcium and 800 iu of vitamin d. women need caltrate. caltrate helps women keep moving because women move the world. >> couric: no one knows the destructive power of nuclear radiation better than the japanese. 65 years ago at the end of world war ii, the u.s. dropped atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. as many as 246,000 people died. now one japanese woman fears she's about to witness her second nuclear nightmare. >> so right now i'm making the wings. if you could fold 1,000 origami birds then you could recover from the illness, and that's the symbol of longevity and happiness in japan. >> couric: ritsuko komaki was two when an atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima. she and her family lived 200 miles away, but many of her relatives perished and her grandmother became terribly ill. >> her hair fell off and she had a nose bleed. but sh
move us all to a better place. and caltrate moves us. caltrate knows 80% of us don't get the calcium we need. and when we don't, our bodies steal it from our bones. caltrate helps put it back. with 1200 mg of calcium and 800 iu of vitamin d. women need caltrate. caltrate helps women keep moving because women move the world. >> couric: no one knows the destructive power of nuclear radiation better than the japanese. 65 years ago at the end of world war ii, the u.s. dropped atomic bombs on...
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stay with us. we'll take a look at what's happening in the middle east with some discerning perspectives from people with experience in foreign policy and conflict analysis. stay with us. we continue with a broad look at the ongoing turmoil in north africa and the gulf. the "new york times" reported today four journalists are missing. meanwhile, the debate in washington over how to respond continues. should the united states and the international community impose a no-fly zone over the country, or should they do more or less? joining me now in, are washington, john negroponte, former department secretary of state, and former director of the national intelligence. zalmay khalilzad, served as u.s. ambassador to the united nations ambassador to iraq, and ambassador to afghanistan. also here, rob malley. he is a program director for the middle east and north africa at the international crisis group. i begin with john negroponte. so where are we, and what are our options? >> well, i think where we are i
stay with us. we'll take a look at what's happening in the middle east with some discerning perspectives from people with experience in foreign policy and conflict analysis. stay with us. we continue with a broad look at the ongoing turmoil in north africa and the gulf. the "new york times" reported today four journalists are missing. meanwhile, the debate in washington over how to respond continues. should the united states and the international community impose a no-fly zone over...
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what they want to show us and the places they want to show us. today we were able to get away with a single miner who said "you can go wherever you want and you can speak with whoever you encounter." we saw this bustling vegetable market and started asking away. how are things in tripoli? how are things in libya? >> everything is all right. >> reporter: everything is all right? >> everything is all right. no problem. >> reporter: it was a response we heard dozens of times today. >> very good. very good. >> reporter: while other parts of libya may be ready for civil war. that's not what you hear in tripoli. >> you want to make change, you want to make a revolution, i'm with you guys. but the problem, when you start burning your country, you start killing the people-- why's that? >> reporter: call it group- think. maybe towing the company line. they do start pretty young here. the little girl says "allah, qaddafi, libya, and that's it." >> no one else but moammar qaddafi. >> reporter: tripoli streets were bustling with shops and folks going to work
what they want to show us and the places they want to show us. today we were able to get away with a single miner who said "you can go wherever you want and you can speak with whoever you encounter." we saw this bustling vegetable market and started asking away. how are things in tripoli? how are things in libya? >> everything is all right. >> reporter: everything is all right? >> everything is all right. no problem. >> reporter: it was a response we heard...
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the secrt word used during inspection. next on cbs 5 >> couric: we end with a child of the '70s all grown up now and the vigil she's kept for four decades for a missing american hero-- a vigil that's about to come to an end. here's steve hartman with tonight's "assignment america." >> reporter: while the war raged in vietnam, back home these became all the rage. metal bracelets sold by the millions, each bearing the name of a soldier who was either stale prisoner in vietnam or missing in action. the idea was to wear the bracelet and only take it off when your vet came home. the bracelets were especially popular with kids. like that 12-year-old girl from fremont, california, who got a bracelet in her christmas stocking in 1972. do you remember getting it? >> i was excited, i put it on right away, read the piece of paper that came with it and i thought "i'll keep it on until he comes home." >> reporter: kathy strong, now 50, still remembers the name, too, james moreland. he was a green beret that has been stationed in lang v
the secrt word used during inspection. next on cbs 5 >> couric: we end with a child of the '70s all grown up now and the vigil she's kept for four decades for a missing american hero-- a vigil that's about to come to an end. here's steve hartman with tonight's "assignment america." >> reporter: while the war raged in vietnam, back home these became all the rage. metal bracelets sold by the millions, each bearing the name of a soldier who was either stale prisoner in...
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but jiahani tells us he just wants to see his besieged city finally free. the latest reports we're hearing is that there is fierce fighting going on in ajdabiya at the moment. the front line has been very fluid, moving several miles in a day. katie? >> couric: and, mandy, what's going on right now where you are in benghazi? >> well, the main concern here is pockets of rogue elements loyal to qaddafi that are doing hit-and-run attacks so rebels here have been beefing up security, adding more checkpoints in key locations. >> couric: mandy clark, as always, mandy, thank you so much. meanwhile, house speaker john boehner called on president obama today to make clear exactly what the mission in libya is and how it will be accomplished. david martin reports the president and the military tried to do just that. >> reporter: now in its third day, operation odyssey dawn gathered steam as aircraft from more and more countries joined american jets in enforcing a no- fly zone over libya. their mission is limited to stopping qaddafi from attacking his own people, but th
but jiahani tells us he just wants to see his besieged city finally free. the latest reports we're hearing is that there is fierce fighting going on in ajdabiya at the moment. the front line has been very fluid, moving several miles in a day. katie? >> couric: and, mandy, what's going on right now where you are in benghazi? >> well, the main concern here is pockets of rogue elements loyal to qaddafi that are doing hit-and-run attacks so rebels here have been beefing up security,...
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time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze. but with zyrtec® liquid gels, i get fast, 24-hour allergy relief. so i feel better by the time we tee off. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that...
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i'm getting used to doing it down here with you. >> i'm going to have to borrow some. your enthusiasm julie. i hardly brushed my hair, it's all over the place. here's the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a little roadwork still on the upper deck from the incline all the way out towards the "s" curve. so two lanes are blocked until 5 a.m. a stall in oakland southbound 880 approaching oak street. so we'll have more details on that show you where else we're seeing delays. it's all coming up in a little bit. back to you guys. >> we'll get a coffee your way, elizabeth. >> excellent. >> great. >>> in just about 90 minutes, a federal hearing begins in the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. top pg&e executives are expected to be grilled during the three-day hearing. about 20 expert witnesses will testify, as well. an ntsb spokesman said thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation will be released today. last september's explosion killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes in san bruno. >>> another big hearing today involves former giants slugger barry bonds. he w
i'm getting used to doing it down here with you. >> i'm going to have to borrow some. your enthusiasm julie. i hardly brushed my hair, it's all over the place. here's the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a little roadwork still on the upper deck from the incline all the way out towards the "s" curve. so two lanes are blocked until 5 a.m. a stall in oakland southbound 880 approaching oak street. so we'll have more details on that show you where else we're seeing delays. it's all...
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tell us what you're remembering about your son today? >> just about how good a kid he was, how proud he was to be a soldier, how proud he was of america. and if he could see this, i don't think he'd be very proud of this country right now. >> couric: thank you very much for speaking with us, mr. snyder. we so appreciate it. >> you're welcome, katie. >> couric: now turning to libya where oil is the life blood of moammar qaddafi's regime. and in a major offensive today, he tried to retake a key oil terminal captured by rebels in the eastern city of brega. qaddafi's warplanes dropped bombs but the opposition beat back the attack. meanwhile, two u.s. warships passed through the suez canal today heading closer to libya. defense secretary robert gates says they could be used to evacuate civilians. the libyan border is overwhelmed with refugees. 30,000 are waiting to get into tunisia. and some foreign workers were able to get out on ships bound for egypt. but back to today's major development, qaddafi's failed offensive in brega. mandy clark wa
tell us what you're remembering about your son today? >> just about how good a kid he was, how proud he was to be a soldier, how proud he was of america. and if he could see this, i don't think he'd be very proud of this country right now. >> couric: thank you very much for speaking with us, mr. snyder. we so appreciate it. >> you're welcome, katie. >> couric: now turning to libya where oil is the life blood of moammar qaddafi's regime. and in a major offensive today, he...
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, because a lot of people have denied us, you know, wouldn't help us. so she was there. >> reporter: in the 1980's declining health was only part of the problem that came with an aids diagnosis. >> if you had aids you were pretty much just shunned. >> reporter: taylor fought that stigma, says the doctor who treated her friend and costar, rock hudson, who died of aids. >> she knew in her heart that we would never get anywhere against this until we got a handle on the prejudice. >> reporter: michael smithwick, the executive director of maitri and h.i.v. positive himself for 30 years, remembers vividly how he felt when elizabeth taylor first took a stand for people like him. >> it was a sense of elation, and a sense of finally, finally someone has stepped forward and spoken to truth. and done so in a very brave way. >> reporter: it was perhaps the most dramatic act in a life that had plenty of drama. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorr
, because a lot of people have denied us, you know, wouldn't help us. so she was there. >> reporter: in the 1980's declining health was only part of the problem that came with an aids diagnosis. >> if you had aids you were pretty much just shunned. >> reporter: taylor fought that stigma, says the doctor who treated her friend and costar, rock hudson, who died of aids. >> she knew in her heart that we would never get anywhere against this until we got a handle on the...
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>> this is a very big challenge for us. but one thing that we find a little encouraging even in this circumstance is all the people in the world are trying to help us. and also people are trying to cope with their situation honorably. very few looting and things like that. trying to be rather patient and resilient. we hope that we'll come back soon. it will take time. but we are coming back. >> let's turn to the nuclear issue. you mentioned it yourself. how close are the workers at the plant, fish... officials there, the plant, to making it safe? >> this is difficult to pre-judge. the situation changes every day. but we feel that we have approaching a stage where we could control this situation. i don't say that we have arrived. we are trying to approach that. there are six reactors we have to take care of. sometimes smoke comes out. we have to put the water. this activity is going on every day. >> woodruff: how doo you define getting it under control? what is that going to mean. when what will have happened? >> to bring it
>> this is a very big challenge for us. but one thing that we find a little encouraging even in this circumstance is all the people in the world are trying to help us. and also people are trying to cope with their situation honorably. very few looting and things like that. trying to be rather patient and resilient. we hope that we'll come back soon. it will take time. but we are coming back. >> let's turn to the nuclear issue. you mentioned it yourself. how close are the workers at...
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it took us 31 days. moreover, we've accomplished these objectives consistent with the pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited and that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken command of the enforcement of the arms embargo and the no fly zone. last night nato decided to take on the additional responsibility of protecting libyan civilians. this transfer from the united states to nato will take place on wednesday. going forward, the lead in enforcing the no fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to our allies and partners. and i am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on qaddafi's remaining forces. in that effort, the united states will play a s
it took us 31 days. moreover, we've accomplished these objectives consistent with the pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited and that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken...
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time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze. but with zyrtec® liquid gels, i get fast, 24-hour allergy relief. so i feel better by the time we tee off. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. so i feel better by the time we tee off. want to transform dinner from blah to oh la la? cook with campbell's. with touches like a splash of fresh cream or sauterne wine. our soups help you put smiles on the faces of the ones you love. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ >> couric: now to the drug wars. earlier this week we told you how a controversial operation by the a.t.f. may have helped put lethal weapons in the hands of mexican gangs. tonight sharyl attkisson reports some of those weapons have been implicated in the death of a u.s. border patrol agent. >> reporter: while a.t.f. was allegedly allowing mexican drug cartels be armed with assault rifles from the u.s., a special border patrol team in arizona was fighting, in part, with beanbag guns last december 14. that's according to newly released court doc
time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze. but with zyrtec® liquid gels, i get fast, 24-hour allergy relief. so i feel better by the time we tee off. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. so i feel better by the time we tee off. want to transform dinner from blah to oh la la? cook with campbell's. with touches like a splash of fresh cream or sauterne wine. our soups help you put smiles on the faces of the ones you love. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can...
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unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids. but my coach had hit that pitch before. turning data into useful answers. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >> chris: now, the prices in ja -- the crisis in japan where that country is still struggling to get a nuclear power plant under control. here is the latest. authorities now you say once the emergency is resolved the entire complex will be scrapped. power has been restored at the nuclear plant but they have not yet tried to turn on cooling systems at the most damaged reactors. in tokyo, radioactive iodine detected in drinking water and food from some farms shows increased radiation levels. greg palkot is tracking the story from osaka. greg? >> mixed news on several fronts. authorities spent the weekend dousing with water the two more dangerous reactors. they are trying to bring radioactivity levels down. there was a spike in one of the reactors.
unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids. but my coach had hit that pitch before. turning data into useful answers. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >> chris: now, the prices in ja -- the crisis in japan where that country is still struggling to get a nuclear power plant under control. here is...
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and maybe a lot harder on us than we first thought. a new study says romantic heart break can actually result in real physical pain. ben tracy lets us down easy. >> reporter: the santa monica pier is often overrun with flocks of lovebirds. they do a lot of this. >> there's, like, no words for it really to explain. you know that it's love. >> reporter: but lakyta jones knows there are words when it ends. have you ever been dumped? >> yes. >> reporter: what did that feel like? >> heartbreaking. >> reporter: most of us have felt the pain. >> the gut punch. that's classic, man. you don't actually have to get hit to feel it. >> you feel like you're hyperventilating. >> just sick. like you just got punched in the stomach real hard. >> reporter: science is now trying to explain why getting our feelings hurt actually physically hurts. so researchers rounded up 40 people who had been broken up with in the past six months. in one test they touched them with a hot probe to make them feel physical pain and then in another test they made them focus
and maybe a lot harder on us than we first thought. a new study says romantic heart break can actually result in real physical pain. ben tracy lets us down easy. >> reporter: the santa monica pier is often overrun with flocks of lovebirds. they do a lot of this. >> there's, like, no words for it really to explain. you know that it's love. >> reporter: but lakyta jones knows there are words when it ends. have you ever been dumped? >> yes. >> reporter: what did that...
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"they kept telling us the plant was safe but they were leading us on all this time." and yet anger and bitterness are not the operative emotions here. hope and empathy are. she says "if getting angry would make things better or make us happier then we would. but instead of getting mad, it's better to help each other out." "we have to stay focused on the recovery" says this mother of two. "that's what we're all thinking about." these are the survivors. it's estimated more than 20,000 others will not have been so lucky. amazing grace... ♪ >> reporter: so kindness and cooperation are the anthem of strength. the saving grace of refugees whose ordeal has really just begun. lucy craft, cbs news, tokyo. >> couric: more now from our new cbs news poll out tonight. about half of americans say they're concerned about radiation from japan reaching the united states. about seven out of ten say they believe nuclear power plants here in the u.s. are generally safe but more than six in ten don't want one built near where they live. and 58% say the u.s. government is not prepared fo
"they kept telling us the plant was safe but they were leading us on all this time." and yet anger and bitterness are not the operative emotions here. hope and empathy are. she says "if getting angry would make things better or make us happier then we would. but instead of getting mad, it's better to help each other out." "we have to stay focused on the recovery" says this mother of two. "that's what we're all thinking about." these are the survivors....